Good News Translation
But Nicanor answered, "I am the ruler on earth, and I order you to take up your weapons and to do what the king commands." However, he did not succeed in carrying out his cruel plan.

New Revised Standard Version
he replied, “But I am a sovereign also, on earth, and I command you to take up arms and finish the king’s business.” Nevertheless, he did not succeed in carrying out his abominable design.

Contemporary English Version
Then Nicanor remarked, "Well, I'm your ruler here on earth, and I order you to get your weapons and finish the job the king gave you to do." But Nicanor was unable to carry out his cruel plan.

New American Bible
Then he said, “I, the ruler on earth, command you to take up arms and carry out the king’s business.” Nevertheless he did not succeed in carrying out his cruel plan.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then he said: And I am mighty upon the earth, and I command to take arms, and to do the king's business. Nevertheless he prevailed not to accomplish his design.

Then he said: And I am mighty upon the earth, and I command to take arms, and to do the king's business. Nevertheless he prevailed not to accomplish his design.

2 Maccabees 15:3
That unhappy man asked, if there were a mighty One in heaven, that had commanded the sabbath day to be kept.

2 Maccabees 15:4
And when they answered: There is the living Lord himself in heaven, the mighty One, that commanded the seventh day to be kept.

2 Maccabees 15:6
So Nicanor being puffed up with exceeding great pride, thought to set up a public monument of his victory over Judas.

2 Maccabees 15:7
But Machabeus ever trusted with all hope that God would help them.